Sony Energy Devices Corporation
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Sony Energy Devices Corporation (ソニーエナジー・デバイス株式会社, Sonī Enajī Debaisu Kabushiki Gaisha), is a Japanese multinational company specializing in a variety of areas in the energy industry, and is a wholly owned subsidiary and part of the Devices Group of Sony. The company was established in February 1975 in Fukushima, Japan.
Native name | ソニーエナジー・デバイス株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Sonī Enajī Debaisu Kabushiki Gaisha |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Batteries Renewable energy |
Founded | February 1975 |
Headquarters | Koriyama-shi, Fukushima, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Yoshito Ezure (President) |
Products | Micro batteries Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries Energy storage modules |
Revenue | 173 billion yen (2014) |
Number of employees | 2,045 (as of April, 2015)[1] |
Parent | Sony Group Corporation |
Sony Energy Devices Corporation handles the development, design and manufacturing of primary and rechargeable cell batteries that can be used for many applications like mobile phones, tablets, laptops, digital cameras, power tools, robotic cleaners, watches, calculators, energy storage for data servers and homes, etc.[2] In 2016, Sony and Japanese company Murata Manufacturing reached an agreement to sell Sony's lithium-ion battery business.[3][4] This transfer of business was completed on September 1, 2017.[5] The new company has been named Tohoku Murata Manufacturing.[6] The sales department for Sony-branded consumer battery products and some other operations are still in business under Sony Energy Devices Corporation.[7]